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The menace in the machine

The Munich Security Conference is an annual catalog of horrors. But the most ominous discussion last weekend wasn’t about IS terrorism but a new generation of weapons — such as killer robots and malignly programmed “smart” appliances that could be deployed in a future conflict. Behind the main events at the annual discussion of foreign and defense policy here was ...

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Embracing digitization will help UAE banks

To sustain the competitive edge, the banking sector in the UAE has to digitize to keep pace with international standards, and retain customer base as well as reach out to young customers through the social media networking. Corporate banks that will lag behind the digitization process could risk drop of profits, and hence lose qualified staff compared to other competitors ...

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Keep politics out of your investing strategy

Barron’s cover story this weekend asked, “Trump and Sanders: Are They Killing the Stock Market?” Noting the correlation between the rise of so-called outsiders and movement in the equities markets, the business weekly said, “US stocks have fallen sharply since Trump and Sanders began rising in popularity in the polls. It could be more than coincidence.” The story hits upon ...

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